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7 Empowering Quotes From Nomzamo Mbatha to Live Your Life By
The South African gender equality advocate has plenty of wisdom to share.
Why Global Citizens Should Care
Gender equality has been a global issue for decades and it is up to all of us to eradicate those inequalities. The United Nations’ Global Goals 5 calls for gender equality, celebrity advocates who speak out on the matter are important in achieving this goal. Join us and take action on this issue here.
Reading a book, listening to music, or watching your favourite TV show can all help to lift our spirits when we re feeling down or unmotivated. For many of us, an inspirational quote from our favourite celebrities and role models can also help with the push we need to keep going whether that s in our careers, our personal lives, or our activism.
10 of the Best Books for All Global Citizens, According to Instagram’s Biggest Readers
From love stories to science fiction, choose your next read from these Bookstagrammers’ picks.
Why Global Citizens Should Care
Each of the books recommended below tell stories embedded with important life lessons for Global Citizens. Some of them even explore issues that are the core focus of the United Nations’ Global Goals, which Global Citizen advocates for in the mission to end extreme poverty. Join the movement by taking action here to help us eradicate poverty and its systemic causes by 2030.
A lot has been said about the power of books; how words have the magical ability to transport any reader to any place and time, and how absorbing the knowledge they have to provide can truly free you.
How a Learning Trip to South Africa Taught Me That My World Is Bigger Than Florida
Timothy, a Global Citizen Curtis Fellow, never imagined he d have the chance to go to South Africa.
Why Global Citizens Should Care
The world s young people are the leaders of the future, which is why Global Citizen s Curtis Fellowship exists to create, support, and equip a network of youth advocates and community leaders committed to local and global response on issues surrounding extreme poverty. Join the movement against extreme poverty by taking action with us here.
Timothy, from Tallahassee, Florida, is one of the eight young people chosen from across the US as Global Citizen’s Curtis Fellows in 2019.
The Curtis Fellowship is a leadership program to support youth ages 17 to 20 from underserved US communities who embody the values of global citizenship.